Edo State Government has begun searching for a nursing mother who tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the state.
Governor Godwin Obaseki said in a Twitter thread on Thursday that the woman’s baby was also coughing the last time her sample was taken for COVID-19 test.
“One Mrs. Amaka Okoro, who tested positive for #COVID-19, is wanted for treatment. She is a nursing mother, who has a baby that is already coughing. She lives at #2 Atoe Idubor Str, off 2nd Ugbor, Benin City,” he wrote.
“She has been unreachable since her results returned positive.”
Mr Obaseki said the woman poses a threat to herself, the baby and the general public.
“Anyone with useful information on her whereabouts should please contact the relevant health and security agencies,” he wrote.
The governor also announced the extension of the dusk-to-dawn curfew in Edo for the next 14 days.
The curfew will now be from 8 pm to 6 am daily as against the previous schedule from 7 pm to 6 am.
